Matt's Favorite Road Film
It's always hard to pick a favorite anything, but when it comes to road films I'd have to say that my all time favorite would be Five Easy Pieces starring Jack Nicholson. It's not just one of my favorite road films, but it's also one of my favorite films in general. I was thrilled to see that one of our textbooks actually discusses this film. The reasons I enjoy this film so much basically circle around Nicholson's character Bobby and his wonderful performance. He is a man who's always hitting the road, never content in any particular town of lifestyle. He doesn't deal with his problems, he simply runs away from them and the one true home he essentially has is the roads that lead him from town to town and lifestyle to lifestyle. Nicholson is at the top of his game here in one of the more complext performances I've ever seen. The films tragic ending is simply him continuing to run from his problems by abandoning his girlfriend and hitting the road.